Recent reports showed 89 wildfires in Siberia and 25 in the Russian Far East as a new season of damage to forests gets underway.
Say that again? The Arctic on fire?
Hi-tech technologies have been used to track smoke plumes from forest fires burning across eastern Russia as they cross the Pacific.
Here we go back in time and remember 13 remarkable moments of 2013.
Damage from wave of floods already labelled 'catastrophic' with worse to come as Russian president Vladimir Putin demands: 'Put people first'.
Almost 3 million hectares on fire, including Arctic, with fumes having hit area larger than European Union.
President on 'unofficial' holiday amid some of Russia's most spectacular scenery.
Putin fires top official in Russian Far East, and calls for Investigative Committee to check how authorities performing.
Fashion comes full circle as boots with 1,500 years of history become a cat walk sensation.